Questions 533: Writing Believable Others
Subscribe Here! Jeanne asks: How do you write “the other” and keep the characters believable and accessible?
Feedback: Apocalypse Happening Now
Subscribe Here! Listeners have recommendations for fiction featuring an apocalypse in progress in response to Ep. 511. This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle The War World series by Jerry Pournelle The Stand by Stephen King Day …
Feedback: Genre Choices and Finishing Problems
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Questions 532: Novel or Audiobook First
Subscribe Here! Chris asks: “Should I write the novel first, or the audiobook?” Resources Mentioned: Down From Ten by J. Daniel Sawyer The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy BBC radio drama Original Hitchhiker’s Radio Scripts
Questions 531: Learning Cover Art
Subscribe Here! Brian asks: What’s a good straightforward tutorial for doing cover art? Resources Mentioned: Joel Friedlander’s Monthly eBook Cover Design Awards Becoming an Every Day Novelist by J. Daniel Sawyer Createspace Cover Design Resources Questions Ep. 176: When Your Ideas Show Up on TV Scream Taken By The T-Rex
Questions 530: Dealing with Idea Overload
Subscribe Here! Kris asks: How to I maintain focus when ALL THE IDEAS are trying to take over? Resources Mentioned The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Caroll The Color of Magic (Discworld #1) by Terry Pratchett Crewel Lye by Piers Anthony
Questions 529: Enhanced Ebooks
Subscribe Here! Brian asks: What do you think of ebooks with audio and video and internet-dependent components?
Questions 528: How Has Science Fiction Changed?
Subscribe Here! Chuck asks: How has science fiction changed since the puppies came on the scene? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned: Traders Tales from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper by Nathan Lowell The Martian, by Andy Weir Empire of Bones Saga, by Terry Mixon Rex Nihilo Series …
Questions 527: In the Mood
Subscribe Here! Kris asks: How do you get “in the mood” to write? Resources mentioned: The Shoes I Wore This Morning by J. Daniel Sawyer The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Jules Verne: Collected Works